Type-turtle or pudge-bed for



H. E. SLOAN. TYPE TURTLE 0R FUDGE BED FOR ROTARY PRINTING PR-ESSES. APPLICATION HLED JAN. 18. 1919.

1,3 1 6, 3 37 Patented Spt. 16, 1919.

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HARRY ELLWOOID sLoAN, or rHILAnELRnIA,rmvNs'YLvaNra.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ELLwooD SLOAN, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Type-Turtle or Fudge-Bed for Rotary Printing Presses, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a typeturtle or fudge-bed such as is shown and described in Patent Number 1,052,678. While generally stated such a type-turtle or fudgebed is admirably adapted for the purpose intended practice has dictated that the arrangement disclosed in said patent for locking type-slugs with respect to a type-turtle possesses certain disadvantageous features. By the arrangement shown in said patent the type-slugs are collectively retained in place by means of a resiliently held head. When it is desired to remove a single typeslug withdrawal of the head obviously serves to release all of the type-slugs. Frequently the position of a printing cylinder, as stopped for the change of type-slugs, is such that'with the withdrawal of said head typeslugs, other than the one desired to be removed, drop from the type-turtle. Since the saving of time and quick results are of the essence of printing late news inserts, the importance of overcoming the above described disadvantageous feature is apparent.

This inventionhas for an object to remedy the above described defect and provide a locking head construction in which typeslugs may be selectively released in contradistinction to being collectively released. Other and further objects relate to the provision of certain new and novel arrangements, combinations and connectlons of partsas will hereinafter more fully appear. With these and other objects in view the invention consists of the improvements hereinafter describedand finally claimed. Y I The nature, characteristic fet tures and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following descrlption taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1, is a top or plan view of a typethe invention. 7 c .Fig. 2, is a view in longitudinal'section taken upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and V Fig. 3, is a view in transverse section taken upon the line .33-of Fig. 2. y r

I For the purpose of illustrating my'inven Specification of Letters Patent, 7 Pafentd Sept '16 1919 Application filed January 18, 1919. Serial No. 27 1,87 6,

tion," I have shown in the accompanying; 7

drawings one form thereof which is at pres ent preferred me, since the same has been found in pract ce to givesatisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that'the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously 'arranged and organized and that my invention is not l mited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described. f

Referring now to'thedrawings'10 designates the bed-piece secured to which as-by screws 11 and'l2'are the end plates 13 and 14, of which the end plate l l'has a serrated inner face 15, see F g. 2. Connecting the end plates are side-plates 16; 'Within-the space formed by the end and side-plates'and bed-piece is adapted to be contained the various type and type-slugs for making up a late news insert. the type and type-slugs are spaced and posi t'ioned forms no part of the present 'inven tion and is fully described in the aforesaid The 1113111161 in which patent so that description thereof herein is unnecessary except to state that 17 and 18 designate notched type and type slugs re spectively which are retained in printing position by means of endwise shiftable latches 19 for the lateral engagement of said type andtype-slugs and that 20 designatesunnotched type-slugs which in practice are locked with respect to the typeturtle or fudge-bed independently of the notched type and notched type-slugs. The reason for the independent locking thereof is that notched although the number may be increased or diminished if found desirable. Extended rearwardly from each rack-bar is a stem 23 which projects through an aperture in-the rear wall'of the end plate and a spring 24 is .coiled around said stem and between the rear 'wall ofthelend plate and arack-bar for normally impelling such bolt forward. The free end of a rack-bar is notchedto'recei've a h iz nta i g in? h n a .t

knife edge for the longitudinal engagement of a type-slug 20. Such engagement of a type-slug forces it against the serrated face of end-plate 1 L. End-plate 13 is cut away as at 26 to accommodate a grip 25 in the rearward movement of a rack-bar. The grips are made sufliciently wide so as to en gage several type-slugs if necessary as shown at the upper part of Fig. 1. For shifting a rack-bar a tool is employed comprising a stem 28 having an enlarged toothed periphcry 29 and an operating handle 80. To permit engagement of the tool with a rack-bar the end plate 13 is vertically drilled as at 31 adjacent each horizontal bore and is in communication therewith so that the toothed portion of a rack-bar may project into a vertically drilled portion. Thus the toothed portion of the tool as inserted within a vertically drilled portion of the end-plate l3 cooperatively engages with the teeth of a rack-bar so that partial rotation of the tool around its vertical axis serves to move a rack-bar, against the pressure of spring 24, away from that part of the type-turtle or fudge-bed occupied by the type and typeslugs. The lower part of each of the vertically drilled portions of the end-plate 13 is drilled slightly smaller in diameter as at 31 to accommodate the lower end 32 of the tool. Such drilled portion 31 serves to center the tool with respect to a rack-bar and also serves as a bearing for said tool. From the above description it is apparent that a single type or type-slug and one in immediate juxtaposition thereto may be removed from a type-turtle or fudge-bed without interfering in any way with such other type-slugs as may be in the type-turtle.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statementof the invention and the above description and while I have in the present instance shown. and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim is:

1. A type-turtle constructed to receive type and type-slugs the shanks of which are notched laterally and also to receive typeslugs having unnotched shanks, means for laterally engaging with a series of notched shanks of said type and type-slugs to interlock same with respect to the typeturtle, and a plurality of resiliently held mediums for individually engaging in a 1011- gitudinal manner the said unnotched typeslugs to interlock same with respect to the type-turtle independently of the notched type and type-slugs, said mediums being adapted for engagement by a suitable tool,- whereby each of them may be operated independently of all the others. I

2. In a type-turtle a fixed end-plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable bolts equipped with typeslug engaging bits, said bolts being adapted for engagement by a suitable tool, whereby each of them may be operated independently of all the others.

8. In a type-turtle a fixed end plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable rackbars equipped with type-slug engaging bits, said rack-bars being adapted for engagement by a suitable tool, whereby each of them may be operated independently of all the others.

4, In a type-turtle a fixed end-plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwi'se shiftable rackbars equipped with typeslug engaging bits, a vertically disposed cylindrical socket in said end-plate adjacent each rack-bar and into which opening the teeth o-farack-bar project. said socket being adapted to receive a tool for engaging the teeth of a rack-bar whereby each rack-bar may be moved independently of all the other rack-bars.

5. In a type-turtle a fixed end plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable bolts and a horizontally disposed typeslug engaging bit having a knife edge fixed to each bolt which bits are relatively broad laterally considered each 100 bolt being adapted to be operated independ= ently of all the other bolts.

6. A type-turtle adapted to receive type and type-slugs, means for laterally engaging a group thereof to interlock same with respect to the type-turtle and a plurality of resiliently held members for engaging in a longitudinal manner certain others thereof to interlock same independently of a group said members being adapted to be engaged 110 by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the other members.

. 7 A type-turtle adapted to receive type i and type-slugs, means for laterally engaging a group thereof to interlock same with respect to the type turtle and a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable members 7 for engaging certain others thereof to interlock same independently of a group said membersbeing adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the t-ain others thereof to interlock same independently of a group said members being adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the other members.

9. A. type-turtle adapted to receive type and type slugs, means for laterally engaging a group thereof to interlock same with respect to the type-turtle and a. plurality .of resiliently held endwise shiftable members each provided with a bit having a knife edge for engaging certain others thereof to inter- .lock same independently of a group said members being adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the other members.

10. A type-turtle having a fixed plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable type or type-slug engaging members said members being adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the other members.

11. A type-turtle having a fixed plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable members each provided with a type or type-slug engaging bit said members being adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the other members.

12. A type-turtle having a fixed plate provided with a plurality of resiliently held endwise shiftable members each provided with a bit having a knife edge said members being adapted to be engaged by a suitable tool whereby each of said members may be shifted independently of all the other members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

HARRY ELLWOOD SLOAN.

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